Kenzi Snider has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jamie Penich while both were exchange students in Korea. Kenzi's friends and family do not believe the charges are true, and fear that she has been set up as a scapegoat. We ask for true justice to be served. This site has been set up by Murph (murph@commonmonkeyflower.net), a friend of Kenzi's, as a source of updates on the case.
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Saturday, August 24, 2002
The latest news from PittsburghLIVE.com says that Kenzi's extradition hearing has been moved back to October 2nd.
The last paragraph states that Kenzi's lawyer is soliciting Richard Ofshe to testify on Kenzi's alleged confession. Ofshe is a sociologist from Berkeley whose work includes the creation of false memories and the occurrance of false confessions during interrogation.
The last paragraph states that Kenzi's lawyer is soliciting Richard Ofshe to testify on Kenzi's alleged confession. Ofshe is a sociologist from Berkeley whose work includes the creation of false memories and the occurrance of false confessions during interrogation.
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
(just received via e-mail:)
All right, a clarification to my previous statements. The family of Jamie Penich believes that Kenzi Snider killed their daughter. They accept at face value the portion of Kenzi's alleged confession which states that she killed Penich, but reject the portion which states why and how, as well as rejecting material evidence to the contrary.
Thank you for your letter. I will repeat to you what Jeff Gratz, Jamie's former fiance, said to me: "The truth shall set you free." I sincerely hope that the truth in this case emerges, and that it will set Kenzi free from imprisonment, set you, the family, free from your hatred towards her, and take freedom only from the person actually guilty for Jamie's murder. Your loss is truly tragic and your grief completely understandable, yet I urge you to recall that Kenzi has not been found guilty, and that there seems to be much evidence towards her innocence. If the truth emerges, and I am wrong, I will accept it. I can only hope you'll do as much.
Dear Sir:
I am Jamie Penich's mother.
I have just read your web page. I would like to clarify one point. You
stated that we (Jamies family) decry Kenzis confession as false. [Stars
and Stripes, March 5, 2002] As you know, statements that are printed by
or reported by the media are often misreported and restated for the
benefit of the news media reporting them.
The only part of Kenzis confession that we absolutely and under no
circumstances believe, is Kenzis statement about Jamie undressing
herself and making sexual advances toward Kenzi.
Please make this adjustment to your web page.
Patricia Penich
All right, a clarification to my previous statements. The family of Jamie Penich believes that Kenzi Snider killed their daughter. They accept at face value the portion of Kenzi's alleged confession which states that she killed Penich, but reject the portion which states why and how, as well as rejecting material evidence to the contrary.
Thank you for your letter. I will repeat to you what Jeff Gratz, Jamie's former fiance, said to me: "The truth shall set you free." I sincerely hope that the truth in this case emerges, and that it will set Kenzi free from imprisonment, set you, the family, free from your hatred towards her, and take freedom only from the person actually guilty for Jamie's murder. Your loss is truly tragic and your grief completely understandable, yet I urge you to recall that Kenzi has not been found guilty, and that there seems to be much evidence towards her innocence. If the truth emerges, and I am wrong, I will accept it. I can only hope you'll do as much.